Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hello! I want to welcome you and praise you for being proactive regarding your mental health. It is a powerful thing to acknowledge there are areas of your life or symptoms you are experiencing that you would like to change, and signing up for counseling is a big step towards reaching your goals. Below is some information on who I am and how I will be able to help you throughout this journey.
I believe the cornerstone to therapy is empathetic understanding paired with proactive behavioral change. Together we will create a secure place in which you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a non-judgmental way in order to understand what they are trying to provide to you. By reframing our cognitive, somatic, and behavioral actions in this way, we can learn to make sense of even the largest, scariest misbehaviors. With that new understanding, we will then discuss and practice applicable techniques you can utilize outside of therapy to achieve that reward in a different, healthier way.
In my practice, I use a client-centered, eclectic approach. I have experience in several empirically-proven therapeutic modalities, and I choose which modalities to use based on what changes you, the client, decide you want to make in your life. I tend towards more process-oriented approaches, including (but not limited to) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR). I have found that these therapies reprocess symptoms clients are experiencing with their somatic, right-brain processing centers and their verbal, left-brain processing centers simultaneously, leading to more integrated and sustainable life changes in a shorter amount of time. I also have experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Assertiveness Training, and Behavioral Modification techniques.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, currently practicing in West Virginia. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington College in 2009 and a master’s degree in social work from West Virginia university in 2011. I have been providing mental health therapy in an outpatient setting for the last nine years and have had the pleasure of meeting and helping a wide variety of people learn to understand, process through, and manage a range of symptoms.
If this type of therapy resonates with you, I would love to work with you. Regardless of whether you choose me as your therapist, I am very happy you have chosen to start proactively working on your mental wellbeing, and I wish you the best on your journey!
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Jenna Lapointe welcomes people who are taking the step to address their mental health and recognizes the strength it takes to seek change. She emphasizes an approach that pairs empathetic understanding with practical behavioral work, helping clients explore thoughts, feelings, and patterns in a non-judgmental space so they can better understand what their responses are trying to accomplish.
By framing cognitive, somatic, and behavioral responses in this way, Jenna supports clients in making sense of difficult or surprising behaviors and then practices concrete skills that can be used outside of sessions to meet those needs in healthier ways. Her style is client-centered and eclectic, selecting interventions based on the changes each person wants to make.
She commonly uses process-oriented methods such as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, assertiveness training, and behavioral modification techniques as needed.
Jenna works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, grief and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting and anger management challenges, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
She holds clinical social work licenses in both West Virginia and Illinois and has provided outpatient mental health therapy since completing her education. Jenna earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington College in 2009 and a master’s degree in social work from West Virginia University in 2011. With 13 years of clinical experience, she aims to help people build integrated, sustainable changes and is glad anyone has chosen to begin working on their well-being.
Many people wonder whether digital sessions can truly help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or navigating life transitions, research shows that online therapy can be as effective as traditional in-person care.
One major benefit is flexibility – clients can choose the format that best fits their needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This range of options makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to connect in the way that feels most comfortable.
Licensed professionals provide these services, and if someone decides they want a different therapeutic match, it is possible to switch therapists. Online therapy offers an accessible route to work with skilled therapists while maintaining the same professional standards you would expect from in-person treatment.
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